Revelation 16:17

And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. ANGEL. So Andreas; but 'Aleph (') A B, Vulgate, Syriac, omit. INTO. So Andreas [ eis (G1519)]; but's 'Aleph (') A B, 'upon' [ epi (G1909)]. GREAT. So 'Aleph (') B, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, Andreas; but A omits. OF HEAVEN. So B, Andreas; but 'Aleph (') A, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, omit. IT IS DONE, [ Gegonen (G1096)] - 'It is come to pass.' God's voice as to the consummation, as Jesus' voice on the Cross, when the expiation was completed, "It i...

17-21 The seventh and last angel poured forth his vial, and the downfal of Babylon was finished. The church triumphant in heaven saw it and rejoiced; the church in conflict on earth saw it and became triumphant. God remembered the great and wicked city; though for some time he seemed to have forgotten her idolatry and cruelty. All that was most secure was carried away by the ruin. Men blasphemed: the greatest judgments that can befal men, will not bring to repentance without the grace of God. To be hardened against God, by his righteous judgments, is a certain token of sure and utter destruction....

Verse Revelation 16:17. _POURED OUT HIS VIAL INTO THE AIR_] To signify that this plague was to be widely diffused, and perhaps to intimate that pestilences and various deaths would be the effect of this vial. But possibly _air_ in this place may have some emblematical meaning. _IT IS DONE._] It is said, Revelation 10:7, that in the days of the seventh trumpet _the mystery of God should be finished_; so here we find it _completed_. γεγονε All's over! Fuimus Troes! Ilium fuit! Once there were Trojans, and they had a city; but now all are extinct....

AND THE SEVENTH ANGEL POURED OUT HIS VIAL INTO THE AIR - This introduces the final catastrophe in regard to the “beast” - his complete and utter overthrow, accompanied with tremendous judgments. Why the vial was poured into the air is not stated. The most probable supposition as to the idea intended to be represented is, that, as storms and tempests seem to be engendered in the air, so this destruction would come from some supernatural cause, as if the whole atmosphere should be filled with wind and storm; and a furious and desolating whirlwind should be aroused by some invisible power. AND THERE CAME A GREAT VOICE OUT OF THE TEMPLE OF HEAVEN - The voice of God. See the notes on Revelation 11:19. FROM THE THRONE - See the notes on...

EXPOSITION In the judgments of the _vials, _or _bowls, _we have undoubtedly a recapitulation of what has been already foretold in the trumpet and seal visions. This recapitulation is not a mere repetition; but the idea contained in the first visions is strengthened and set forth more forcibly, in conformity with Revelation 15:1, where we are told the wrath of God is finished in these plagues of the vials. The following comparison will illustrate the points of resemblance and contrast between the visions of the trumpets and of the vials. _Trumpets._ 1. Hail, fire, and blood cast upon THE EARTH; _one third _trees, etc., burnt. 2._ One third _of SEA made blood; one third of creatures therein and of ships destroyed. 3.

AND THE SEVENTH ANGEL POURED OUT HIS VIAL INTO THE AIR,.... Or "upon the air", as the Alexandrian copy, Syriac and Arabic versions, read; by which is meant the kingdom of Satan, he being the prince of the power of the air, Ephesians 2:2 not that he has power over the air, to raise or lay winds and storms in it at pleasure; but he is so called because he is the prince of that posse of devils, the principalities and powers of darkness, that have their dwelling in the air; hence the air, encompassing the whole earth, stands for the kingdom of Satan all the world over: and this vial differs from all the rest; that whereas the rest only affect some part or branch of the antichristian state, this will affect all the remains of the Pagan, Papal, and Mahometan powers, gathered and united together at Armageddon; and the pouring out of this vial is the execution of divine wrath and vengeance upon...

ANGEL (_ See Scofield) - (Hebrews 1:4). _...

REVELATION 16:17 naou/ avpo. tou/ qro,nou {A} The phrase naou/ avpo. tou/ qro,nou, which is supported by the preponderant weight of witnesses, has undergone a variety of modifications in various manuscripts: it is replaced by naou/ tou/ qeou/ in a; by avpo. tou/ ouvranou/ in 051*; and is expanded by the addition of tou/ ouvranou/ and/or tou/ qeou/ in still other witnesses....

CHAPTER 16 Revelation 16:1 . The great voice commands the seven angels to go on their way and to empty the bowls upon the earth (Ps. 49:24). And these vials of judgments affect not only the Roman Empire, but the entire world, for the whole world is guilty before God. The first vial poured out produces a grievous sore upon the worshipers of the beast. While it is undoubtedly true that we have symbols also in these vial judgments, it is nevertheless possible that some of these plagues may have, besides the symbolical, also a literal meaning. The sixth plague which came upon Egypt, the first judgment upon the persons of the Egyptians, was also a sore (Exodus 9:10). The worshipers of the beast and of the image will be dreadfully afflicted....

REVELATION 16:17. The seventh bowl. The scene of destruction this time is the air. A mighty earthquake and a storm of hail follow, which involve the whole world, and specially Rome, in ruin. LIGHTNINGS. THUNDERS: so also after the seventh trumpet (Revelation 11:19). A GREAT EARTHQUAKE: earthquakes followed the opening of the sixth and seventh seals (Revelation 6:12; Revelation 8:5) and the seventh trumpet (Revelation 11:19), but this earthquake is described as the greatest of all....